Local Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the New York State Assembly is offering two internship programs to eligible college and graduate students for the upcoming 2009 Legislative Session. More...

The Broad Channel Historical Society held its annual Historical Day on October 5, at the VFW Hall. Visitors brought photographs and memories to be added to the historical collection that can be viewed in the Broad Channel Library. More...

The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center has been chosen by the New York City Department of Health to be a "pointing of dispensing," (POD) in case of a pandemic. The center will receive the vaccine and distribute it immediately to the community. More...

About 100 people enjoyed a sunset cruise on Jamaica Bay, hosted by the American Littoral Society. Local naturalists Mickey Cohen and Don Riepe were on hand to talk about the ecology, management and wildlife of Jamaica Bay. More...

Major General Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of Annette Laffose of Arverne and the reenlistment of Lashima Turner of Rockaway Beach with the New York Army National Guard. More...

Howard L. Sussman, M.D., F.A.C.S, has been named as the Director, Department of Surgery at Peninsula Hospital Center, affiliate of North Shore-LIJ Health System. The announcement was recently made by Robert V. More...

The Sebago Canoe Club of Brooklyn was joined by Boy Scout Troop 96 of Forest Hills, Queens, to clean up the shore of Canarsie Pol, an island in Jamaica Bay near Canarsie, on Sunday, September 21. More...

The majority of local politicians, some of whom will be impacted should the present term limit law change, favor a referendum that would allow voters to decide whether or not the controversial law should change. More...